| Paradigalla | |
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| Short-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Infraorder: | Corvida |
| Superfamily: | Corvoidea |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Paradisaeinae |
| Genus: | Paradigalla Lesson, 1835 |
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Paradigalla is a genus that consists of two species of birds-of-paradise. Both are medium sized black birds with blue and yellow facial wattles.
The name of the genus is derived from two words, the Paradisaea and Gallus, the junglefowl of pheasant family. The two paradigallas and the four junglefowls exhibits facial wattles.
Species[]
- Long-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla carunculata
- Short-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda
References[]
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